Laws & Regulations

• Maine Human Rights Act
• Whistleblower’s Protection Act
• Worker’s Compensation Discrimination
• Use of Genetic Information for Employment Purposes

MHRC Rules & Regulations

The following links will take you to the rules maintained on the Secretary of State website. Please check under Proposed/Adopted Changes to your left to be sure that the rules have not been changed or superseded by statute.

The files below require either Microsoft Word or the Word Viewer.

• Chapter 2: Procedural Rule (MS Word)
• Chapter 3: Employment Regulations ofthe MHRC (MS Word)
• Chapter 4: Equal Educational Opportunity Regulations (MS Word)
• Chapter 4A: Procedural Rule Equal Educational Opportunity Regulations(MS Word)
• Chapter 5: Public Accommodation Regulations in Public Conveyances (MS Word)
• Chapter 6: Accessibility Requirements for Public Accommodations & Places of Employment (REPEALED)
• Chapter 7: Accessibility Regulations of the MHRC (MS Word) (for buildings constructed & remodeled after January 1996)
• Chapter 8: Housing Regulations of the MHRC (MS Word)
• Chapter 9: Housing Procedural Rule (REPEALED)

Hard copies may be requested by contacting our staff at (207) 624-6290.